English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
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r0up r0ub (rope robe) bid bit (bid bit)<br />
lIk lIg (leak league) l0ub l0up (lobe lope)<br />
kAt kAd (cart card) hEd hEt (heard hurt)<br />
bæk bæg (back bag) br0ug br0uk (brogue broke)<br />
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2.1.3 Plosives in the middle of words<br />
Remember that in <strong>English</strong>, medial plosives cannot be doubled (or<br />
lengthened) as they can in Icelandic. Note how the plosives in<br />
the following words are the same, in spite of the spelling.<br />
Listen and repeat:<br />
supper sÆp0 - super sUp0<br />
later leit0 - latter læt0<br />
lady leid^ - ladder læd0<br />
lager lAg0 - baggage bægiD<br />
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2.1.4 Icelandic preaspiration<br />
In Icelandic, when a short vowel is followed by a <strong>for</strong>tis plosive,<br />
the plosive becomes preaspirated. In spelling, this is often shown<br />
by doubling the plosive - pp, tt, kk. Make sure you're not using<br />
preaspiration in <strong>English</strong>. Listen to the difference between the<br />
following <strong>English</strong> and Icelandic words. Repeat them after me. They<br />
all end in <strong>for</strong>tis plosives:<br />
stop - stopp set - sett rock - rokk<br />
This also happens in the middle of words:<br />
supper - rappa matter - Matta wrecker - rekka<br />
Now say the <strong>English</strong> words again, remembering not to use<br />
preaspiration. We'll add some more:<br />
stop set rock supper matter wrecker<br />
Stop that tap dripping!<br />
What did Mac get <strong>for</strong> his supper?